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Africanized bees

Jamie Ellis
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, Fl 32611-0620
jdellis@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 130

Glenn Hall
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
hgh@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 149

Bill Kern
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
whk@ufl.edu
954-577-6329

Aging

Carolyn Wilken
3031 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
cswilken@ufl.edu
352-392-2202, ext. 303

Agricultural and Life Sciences College

Kirby Barrick
2001 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
kbarrick@ufl.edu
352-392-1961

Mark Reiger
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
mrieger@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

Elaine Turner
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
returner@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

Agricultural economics

Alan Hodges
1115 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
awhodges@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 312

David Mulkey
1113 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
mulkey@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 406

Tom Spreen
1167 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL  32611-0240
tspreen@ufl.edu
352-392-1826, ext. 209

Agricultural education

Kirby Barrick
2001 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
kbarrick@ufl.edu
352-392-1961

Mark Reiger
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
mrieger@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

Elaine Turner
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
returner@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

Ed Osborne
305 Rolfs Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0540
ewo@ufl.edu
(352) 392-0502, ext. 231

Agricultural extension

Larry Arrington
1038 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0210
lra@ufl.edu
352-392-1761, ext. 228

Agricultural marketing

Ron Ward
1125 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
rward@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 402

Agricultural research

Mark McLellan
1022 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
mrm1@ufl.edu
352-392-1784

Agricultural robotics

Tom Burks
Frazier Rogers Hall, Room 225
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
tfburks@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 225

Agricultural safety

Cesar Asuaje
559 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
crasuaje@ufl.edu
561-233-1727

Carol Lehtola
223 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
clehtola@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 223

Agricultural statistics

Ramon Littell
524 McCarty Hall C
Gainesville, FL 32611-0339
littell@ufl.edu
352-392-3040

Agricultural trade agreements

Andrew Schmitz
1130C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
aschmitz@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 415

Agroforestry

P.K. Nair
330 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
pknair@ufl.edu
352-846-0880

Air potato

Alison Fox
300 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
amfox@ufl.edu
352-392-1811, ext. 207

Algae

Ed Phlips
7922 NW 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
phlips@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 248

Alligators

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

Perran Ross
307-A Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pross@ufl.edu
352-392-7137

Alternative energy

Lonnie Ingram
Bldg. 981 Room 1152
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
ingram@ufl.edu
352-392-8176

Wendell Porter
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
waporter@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Pratap Pullammanappallil
203 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
pcpratap@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 203

Ann Wilkie
Bldg. 246
Gainesville, FL 32611-0960
acwilkie@ufl.edu
352-392-8699

Amphibians

Steve Johnson
1200 N. Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
tadpole@ufl.edu 
813-757-2273

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

Perran Ross
307-A Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pross@ufl.edu
352-392-7137

Aquaculture, freshwater

Frank Chapman
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
fchapman@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 247

Cortney Ohs
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
cohs@ufl.edu
772-468-3922

Aquaculture, marine

Chuck Adams
1099 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
cmadams@ufl.edu
352-392-1826, ext. 223

Steve Otwell
Bldg. 461 Room 212
Gainesville, FL 32611-0375
otwell@ufl.edu
352-392-4221, ext. 304

Leslie Sturmer
P.O. Box 89
Cedar Key, FL 32625-0089
lnst@ufl.edu
352-543-5057 

Arsenic remediation

Lena Ma
2169 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0290
lqma@ufl.edu
352-392-1951, ext. 208

Bala Rathinasabapathi
2231 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
brath@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 323

Avian flu

Gary Butcher
2015 SW 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610
butcher@ufl.edu
352-392-2212, ext. 5695

Bacteria, E. coli

Eric Triplett
Bldg. 981
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
ewt@ufl.edu
352-392-1906

Bacteria, staphylococcus

Valérie de Crécy-Lagard
Bldg. 981 Room 1246
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
vcrecy@ufl.edu
352-392-9416

Bacterial biofilms

Max Teplitski
2169 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
maxtep@ufl.edu
352-392-1951, ext. 254

Bacteriophages

Jeff Jones
2553 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
jbjones@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 348

Tim Momol
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
tmomol@ufl.edu
850-875-7100, ext. 154

Bahiagrass

Paul Mislevy
3401 Experiment Station
Ona, FL 33865
pmislevy@ufl.edu
863-735-1314, ext. 208

Bats

John Hayes
117 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
hayesj@ufl.edu
352-846-0552

Darryl Heard
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610
heardd@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
352-392-2226, ext. 4708

Beach mouse

Lyn Branch
312 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
branchl@ufl.edu
352-846-0564

Bears

Mel Sunquist
314 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
sunquist@ufl.edu
352-846-0566

Bedbugs

Brian Cabrera
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
bcabrera@ufl.edu
954-577-6363

Rudi Scheffrahn
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
rhsc@ufl.edu
954-577-6312

Beef

Dwain Johnson
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611
dwainj@ufl.edu
352-392-1922

Sally Williams
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611
wsallyk@ufl.edu
(352) 392-2993

Beef cattle

John Arthington
3401 Experiment Station
Ona, FL 33865-9706
jarth@ufl.edu
863-735-1314, ext. 202

Bell peppers

Dan Cantliffe
1251 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
djc@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 203

Biodiesel

Pratap Pullammanappallil
203 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
pcpratap@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 203

Bioenergy

Ann Wilkie
Bldg. 246, Energy Park
Gainesville, FL 32611
acwilkie@ufl.edu
352-392-8699

Bioherbicides

Raghavan Charudattan
Bldg. 737
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
rcharu@ufl.edu
352-392-7240, ext. 210

Biomass

Lonnie Ingram
Bldg. 981 Room 1152
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
ingram@ufl.edu
352-392-8176

Pratap Pullammanappallil
203 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
pcpratap@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 203

Biosolids

George O’Connor
106 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510
gao@ufl.edu
352-392-1803, ext. 329

Birds

Michael Avery
2820 E. University Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32641
michael.l.avery@aphis.usda.gov
352-375-2229

Peter Frederick
368 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pfred@ufl.edu
352-846-0565

Blueberries

Paul Lyrene
2135 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lyrene@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 307

Boating

Bob Swett
Bldg. 803
Gainesville, FL 32611-0405
rswett@ufl.edu
352-392-6233

Brazilian pepper

Randall Stocker
2195 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0610
rkstocker@ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Brucellosis

Paul Nicoletti
102 Deriso Hall
nicolettip@vetmed.ufl.edu
352-392-2239, ext. 5860

Butterflies

Tom Emmel
P.O. Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
tcemmel@ufl.edu
352-392-5894, ext. 490

Don Hall
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
dwhall@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 113

Cabbage

Chad Hutchinson
1143 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cmhutch@ufl.edu
904-692-1792

Canned food, quality and safety

Art Teixeira
207 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
atex@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 207

Caregiving

Carolyn Wilken
3031 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
cswilken@ufl.edu
352-392-2202, ext. 303

Caribbean agriculture

Carlton Davis
G091 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
cgdavis@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 313

Gilly Evans
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
eaevans@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 272

Catfish production

Frank Chapman
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
fchapman@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 247

Cattle forages

Ann Blount
3925 Hwy. 71
Marianna, FL 32446
paspalum@ufl.edu
850-482-9849

Paul Mislevy
3401 Experiment Station
Ona, FL 33865
pmislevy@ufl.edu
863-735-1314, ext. 208

Cattle, hoof care

Jan Shearer
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610-0136
jks@ufl.edu
352-392-4700, ext. 4112

Cattle nutrition

John Arthington
3401 Experiment Station
Ona, FL 33865-9706
jarth@ufl.edu
863-735-1314, ext. 202

Richard Litz
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
relitz@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 310

Lee McDowell
Bldg. 459 Room 125B
Gainesville, FL 32611
mcdowell@animal.ufl.edu
352-392-7561 

Charles Staples
Bldg. 499
Gainesville, FL 32611
chasstap@ufl.edu
352-392-1958

Cattle reproduction

William Thatcher
Bldg. 499 Room 122
Gainesville, FL  32611
thatcher@animal.ufl.edu 
352-392-5590

Celery

Steve Olson
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
smolson@ufl.edu
850-875-7144

Ken Pernezny
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
klper@ufl.edu
561-993-1599

Citrus breeding

Fred Gmitter
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
fgmitter@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1301

Jude Grosser
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jgrosser@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1372

Citrus canker

Harold Browning
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
hwbr@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1215

Jim Graham
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jhgraham@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1297

Gloria Moore
1117 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
gamoore@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 221

Citrus canker eradication

Holly Chamberlain
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
holly102@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1302

Pete Timmer
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
lwtimmer@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1267

Citrus diseases

Harold Browning
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
hwbr@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1215

Pete Timmer
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
lwtimmer@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1267

Citrus economics

Alan Hodges
1115 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
awhodges@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 312

Ron Muraro
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, Fl 33850-2299
rpm@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1203

Tom Spreen
1167 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL  32611-0240
tspreen@ufl.edu
352-392-1826, ext. 209

Citrus greening

Ron Brlansky
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
rhby@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1300

Harold Browning
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
hwbr@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1215

Jim Graham
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jhgraham@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1297

Citrus harvesting

Jackie Burns
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jkbu@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1285

Citrus pests

Harold Browning
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
hwbr@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1215

Clams

Leslie Sturmer
P.O. Box 89
Cedar Key, FL 32625-0089
lnst@ufl.edu
352-543-5057

Climate forecasts

Clyde Fraisse
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
cfraisse@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Cloned livestock

Geoffrey Dahl
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
gdahl@ufl.edu
352-392-1981

Coastal planning

Charles Sidman
Bldg. 803
Gainesville, FL  32611
cccf@ufl.edu
352-392-6233

Cockroaches

Phil Koehler
Bldg. 1278
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
pgk@ufl.edu
352-392-2484

Computer modeling

Howard Beck
Bldg. 162 Room 2
Gainesville, FL 32611-0350
hwb@ufl.edu
352-392-3196

Rongling Wu
533 McCarty Hall C
Gainesville, FL 32611-0339
rwu@ufl.edu
352-392-3806

Coral reefs

Craig Watson
1408 24th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
cawatson@ufl.edu
813-671-5230, ext. 107

Roy Yanong
1408 24th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
rpy@ufl.edu
813-671-5230, ext. 104

Corn

Curt Hannah
2211 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lchannah@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 315

Cotton

David Wright
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
wright@ufl.edu
850-875-7119

Crabbing

Betty Staugler
25550 Harbor View Road, Unit 3
Port Charlotte, FL 33980
staugler@ufl.edu
941-764-4340

Crocodiles

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

 
Crop fertilization

Jack Rechcigl
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
rechcigl@ufl.edu
813-633-4111

Peter Stoffella
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort. Pierce, FL 34945-3138
pjs@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 128

Crop forecasting

Jim Jones
289 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
jimj@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 289 

Cuba, agriculture and trade

Bill Messina
1179 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
wamess@ufl.edu
352-392-1826, ext. 308

Dairy cattle

Geoffrey Dahl
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
gdahl@ufl.edu
352-392-1981

Dairy cattle hoof care

Jan Shearer
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610-0136
jks@ufl.edu
352-392-4700, ext. 4112

Dieting

Linda Bobroff
3038C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
bobroff@ufl.edu
352-392-1895, ext. 240

Distance education

Ashley Wood
Bldg. 116 Annex
Gainesville, FL 32611-0810
amwood@ufl.edu
352-392-7227, ext. 293

Dune restoration

Debbie Miller
5988 Hwy. 90, Bldg. 4900
Milton, FL 32583
dlmi@ufl.edu
850-983-5216, ext. 104

Earthworms

Billy Crow
Bldg. 970, Natural Area Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
wtcr@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 138

Ecotourism

Taylor Stein
345 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
tstein@ufl.edu
352-846-0860

 
Elder affairs

Carolyn Wilken
3031 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
cswilken@ufl.edu
352-392-2202, ext. 303

Energy conservation

Janaki Alavalapati
365 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
janaki@ufl.edu
352-846-0899

Pierce Jones
2610 S.W. 23rd Terr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
ez@energy.ufl.edu 
(352) 392-5684

Wendell Porter
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
waporter@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Entomology in history

Tom Fasulo
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
fasulo@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 136

Ethanol

Janaki Alavalapati
365 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
janaki@ufl.edu
352-846-0899

Lonnie Ingram
Bldg. 981 Room 1152
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
ingram@ufl.edu
352-392-8176

James Preston
Bldg. 981 Room 1148
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
jpreston@ufl.edu
352-392-5923

Everglades agricultural area

Christine Waddill
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
cwaddill@ufl.edu
561-993-1500


Everglades restoration

Ronnie Best
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33314-7719
ronnie_best@usgs.gov
954-577-6354

Feral hogs

Bill Giuliano
308 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
docg@ufl.edu
352-846-0575

Financial management

Jo Turner
3002C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
joturner@ufl.edu
352-392-1945, ext. 228

Fire ants

Phil Koehler
Bldg. 1278
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
pgk@ufl.edu
352-392-2484

Fisheries

Bill Lindberg
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
wjl@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 239

Fishing

Don Sweat
830 1st St. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
dsweat@ufl.edu
727-553-3399

Flower breeding

Brent Harbaugh
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
harbaugh@ufl.edu
813-633-4142

Paul Fisher
1549 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
pfisher@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 375

Flower production

Paul Fisher
1549 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
pfisher@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 375

Gary Knox
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
gwknox@ufl.edu
850-875-7162

Terril Nell
1549 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
tanell@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 377

Folate

Lynn Bailey
Bldg. 475 Room 403A
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
folate@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 213

Gail Kauwell
Bldg. 475 Room 265B
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
gkauwell@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 227

Gail Rampersaud
Bldg. 685
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
gcr@ufl.edu
352-392-1978, ext. 423

Food distribution and retailing

Jeffrey Brecht
1217 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jkbrecht@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 213

Jean-Pierre Emond
229 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
jpemond@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 229

Food engineering

Murat Balaban
Bldg. 120 Room 126
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
mob@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 507

Art Teixeira
207 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
atex@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 207

Food labeling

Elaine Turner
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
returner@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

John VanSickle
1197 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
sickle@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 221

Food packaging

Jean-Pierre Emond
229 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
jpemond@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 229

Bruce Welt
111 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
bwelt@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 111

Food processing

Doug Archer
1022 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
dlarcher@ufl.edu
352-392-1784

Art Teixeira
207 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
atex@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 207

Food pyramid

Linda Bobroff
3038C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
bobroff@ufl.edu
352-392-1895, ext. 240

Food safety

Doug Archer
1022 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
dlarcher@ufl.edu
352-392-1784

Steve Otwell
Bldg. 461 Room 212
Gainesville, FL 32611-0375
otwell@ufl.edu
352-392-4221, ext. 304

Gary Rodrick
Bldg. 461 Room 215
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
ger1005@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 310

Keith Schneider
Bldg. 461 Room 216
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
keiths29@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 309

 
Forest fires

Alan Long
355 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
ajl2@ufl.edu
352-846-0891

Richard Williams
5988 Hwy. 90, Bldg. 4900
Milton, FL 32583
rickw@ufl.edu
850-983-5216

Forestry

Janaki Alavalapati
365 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
janaki@ufl.edu
352-846-0899

Shibu Jose
351 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
sjose@ufl.edu
352-846-0872

Alan Long
355 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
ajl2@ufl.edu
352-846-0891

Tim White
138 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
tlwhite@ufl.edu
352-846-0850

Forestry economics

Alan Hodges
1115 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
awhodges@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 312

David Mulkey
1113 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
mulkey@ufl.edu
352-392-1845, ext. 406

4-H

Marilyn Norman
3103 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0225
mnorman@ufl.edu
352-846-0996, ext. 225

Fruit, diseases

Randy Ploetz
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
kelly12@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 321

Fruit, pest control

Jorge Pena
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
jepena@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 223

Fruit, postharvest handling

Don Huber
1213 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
djhuber@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 214

Fruit, stonefruit (peaches, cherries, etc.)

Don Maynard
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
dmaynard@ufl.edu
813-633-4140

Jim Ferguson
2111 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL  32611-0690
kjfranch@ufl.edu 
352-392-1928, ext. 302

Fruit, tropical

Jonathan Crane
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
jhcr@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 290

Fumigation, home

Rudi Scheffrahn
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
rhsc@ufl.edu
954-577-6312

Genetically modified crops

Rob Ferl
152 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
Gainesville, FL 32610-3622
robferl@ufl.edu
352-273-8030

Maria Gallo
303 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
Gainesville, FL 32610-3610
mgm@ufl.edu
352-273-8124

Curt Hannah
2211 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
lchannah@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 315

Harry Klee
Bldg. 885
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hjklee@ufl.edu
352-392-8249

Bala Rathinasabapathi
2231 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
brath@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 323

Indra Vasil
Bldg. 885
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
ivasil@ufl.edu
352-392-1193

Genetically modified flowers

David Clark
2523 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
geranium@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 370

Harry Klee
Bldg. 885
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hjklee@ufl.edu
352-392-8249

Genetically modified livestock

Geoffrey Dahl
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
gdahl@ufl.edu
352-392-1981

Mauricio Elzo
Bldg. 459 Room 202D
Gainesville, FL 32611
maelzo@ufl.edu
352-392-7564

Tim Olson
Bldg. 459 Room 202B
Gainesville, FL 32611
taolson@ufl.edu
352-392-2367

Global warming

Ken Boote
404 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
kjboote@ufl.edu
352-392-1811, ext. 231

Jim Jones
289 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
jimj@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 289

Stephen Mulkey
1053 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0230
smulkey@ufl.edu
352-846-2010

Bala Rathinasabapathi
2231 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
brath@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 323

Gopher tortoises

Mike Moulton
318 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
moultonm@ufl.edu
352-846-0571

Perran Ross
307-A Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pross@ufl.edu
352-392-7137

Grapes, breeding

Dennis Gray
2725 Binion Road
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
grape1@ufl.edu
407-884-2034, ext. 126

Grapes, nutrients

Sue Percival
Bldg. 475 Room 449
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
percival@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 217

Green building practices

Mark Hostetler
215 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
hossman@ufl.edu
352-846-0568

Pierce Jones
2610 S.W. 23rd Terr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
ez@energy.ufl.edu
(352) 392-5684

Barbra Larson
111 Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
bcl@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 330

Stephen Mulkey
1053 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0230
smulkey@ufl.edu
352-846-2010

Greenhouse agriculture

Dan Cantliffe
1251 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
djc@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 203

Greenhouse, nursery

Tom Yeager
2517 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
yeagert@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 363

Groundwater

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Growth management

Grenville Barnes
404A Reed Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0565
gbarnes@ufl.edu
352-392-4998 

Haitian relief efforts

David Dinkins
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
dinkins@ufl.edu
904-209-0430

Edsel Redden
111 Yelvington Road, Suite 1
East Palatka, FL 32131
eeredden@ufl.edu
386-329-0318

Sally Williams
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611
wsallyk@ufl.edu
352-392-2993

Honey

Glenn Hall
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
hgh@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 149

Horses

Eleanor Green
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610-0136
greenem@ufl.edu
352-392-4700, ext. 5672

Saundra TenBroeck
Bldg. 459
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
sht@ufl.edu
352-392-2789

Horse nutrition

Ed Ott
Bldg. 459 Room 210G
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
ott@animal.ufl.edu
352-392-2455

Lori Warren
Bldg. 459 Room 210F
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
lkwarren@ufl.edu
352-392-2366

Horticulture, consumer

Sydney Park Brown
1200 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
spbrown@ufl.edu
813-757-2286

Hurricanes, building construction

Pierce Jones
2610 S.W. 23rd Terr.
Gainesville, FL 32611
ez@energy.ufl.edu
352-392-5684

Wendell Porter
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
waporter@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Hurricanes, beach erosion

Debbie Miller
5988 Hwy. 90, Bldg. 4900
Milton, FL 32583
dlmi@ufl.edu
850-983-5216, ext. 104

Hurricanes, livestock protection

Carol Lehtola
223 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
clehtola@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 223

Hurricanes, mold damage

Jim Kimbrough
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jamesk@ufl.edu
352-392-2158

Wendell Porter
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
waporter@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Hurricanes, preparation

Julie England
1951 Woodlea Road
Tavares, FL 32778-4052
julieeng@ufl.edu
352-343-4101

Hurricanes, tree protection

Mary Duryea
1022 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
mlduryea@ufl.edu
352-392-1784

Ed Gilman
100 Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
egilman@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 373

Hydrilla

Alison Fox
300 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
amfox@ufl.edu
352-392-1811, ext. 207

Ken Langeland
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
kal@ufl.edu
352-392-9614

Hydroponics

Bob Hochmuth
7580 County Road 136
Live Oak, FL 32060-7434
bobhoch@ufl.edu
386-362-1725, ext. 103 

International extension

David Dinkins
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
dinkins@ufl.edu
904-209-0430

Lockie Gary
507 Civic Center Drive
Wauchula, FL 33873-9460
hardee@ufl.edu
863-773-2164

Nick Place
219 Rolfs Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0540
nplace@ufl.edu
352-392-0502, ext. 227

Edsel Redden
111 Yelvington Road, Suite 1
East Palatka, FL 32131
eeredden@ufl.edu
386-329-0318

International programs

David Sammons
2039 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0282
sammons@ufl.edu
352-392-1965

Invasive animals, natural control

Ron Cave
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
rdcave@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 145

Marjorie Hoy
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
mahoy@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 153

Bill Overholt
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
billover@ufl.edu
772-468-3922

Invasive animals, insects

Jim Cuda
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jcuda@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 126

Phil Koehler
Bldg. 1278
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
pgk@ufl.edu
352-392-2484

Invasive animals, marine

Patrick Baker
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
pkbaker@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 281

Maia McGuire
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
mpmcg@ufl.edu
904-209-0430

Invasive animals, reptiles

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

Invasive plants, aquatic

Alison Fox
300 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
amfox@ufl.edu
352-392-1811, ext. 207

William Haller
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
whaller@ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Ken Langeland
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
kal@ufl.edu
352-392-9614

Randall Stocker
2195 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0610
rkstocker@ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Invasive plants, natural control

Jim Cuda
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jcuda@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 126

Robin Giblin-Davis
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
giblin@ufl.edu
954-577-6333

Invasive plants, terrestrial

Alison Fox
300 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0500
amfox@ufl.edu
352-392-1811, ext. 207

William Haller
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
whaller@ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Ken Langeland
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
kal@ufl.edu
352-392-9614

Randall Stocker
2195 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0610
rkstocker@ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Irrigation, crops

Brian Boman
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
bjbo@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 122

Dorota Haman
105 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
dhaman@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 105

Irrigation, turf

Michael Dukes
107 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
mddukes@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 107

Grady Miller
2541 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
glmi@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 375

Juvenile justice

Rose Barnett
3041C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
rbarnet@ufl.edu
352-392-2201, ext. 248

Labor

Robert Emerson
G083 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
remerson@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 316

Lake Okeechobee, nutrients

Mitch Flinchum
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL  33430-4702
dmflinch@ufl.edu 
561-993-1523

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Sanjay Shukla
2686 Highway 29 N.
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
sshukla@ufl.edu
239-658-3400

Land values

Rod Clouser
1091 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
rclouser@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 303

Landscape plants

Sydney Park Brown
1200 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
spbrown@ufl.edu
813-757-2286

Law and agriculture

Michael Olexa
2126 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
olexa@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 327

Lawn care

Michael Dukes 
107 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
mddukes@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 107

Lettuce

Lawrence Datnoff
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
leda1234@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 383

Richard Raid
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
rnraid@ufl.edu
561-993-1564

Lobsters

Donald Behringer
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
behringer@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 284

Lovebugs

Jim Cuda
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jcuda@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 126

Mark Hostetler
215 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
hossman@ufl.edu
352-846-0568

Lycopene

Bala Rathinasabapathi
2231 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
brath@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 323

Mad cow disease

Matt Hersom
Bldg. 459 Room 231E
Gainesville, FL 32611-0910
hersom@ufl.edu
352-392-2390

Doug Mayo
2741 Pennsylvania Ave. Suite 3
Marianna, FL 32448-4022
demayo@ufl.edu
850-482-9620

Marinas

Bob Swett
Bldg. 803
Gainesville, FL 32611-0405
rswett@ufl.edu
352-392-6233

Medicare Part D prescription insurance

Carolyn Wilken
3031 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
cswilken@ufl.edu
352-392-2202 ext. 303

Melaleuca

Ken Gioeli
8400 Picos Road, Suite 101
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3045
ktgioeli@ufl.edu
772-462-1660

Ken Langeland
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
kal@ufl.edu
352-392-9614

Mercury in the environment

Peter Frederick
368 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pfred@ufl.edu
352-846-0565

Methyl bromide alternatives

Don Dickson
Bldg. 970
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
dwd@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 135

Jeff Jones
2553 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
jbjones@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 348

Tim Momol
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
tmomol@ufl.edu
850-875-7100, ext. 154

Joe Noling
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
jnoling@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1262

Steve Olson
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
smolson@ufl.edu
850-875-7144

Miami blue butterfly

Jaret Daniels
Bldg. 970 Room 2006
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jcdnls@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 121

Tom Emmel
P.O. Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
tcemmel@ufl.edu
(352) 392-5894, ext. 490

Micronutrients

Bob Cousins
Bldg. 475 Room 201A
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
cousins@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 222

Migrant workers

Cesar Asuaje
559 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
crasuaje@ufl.edu
561-233-1727

Mites

Jerry Butler
Bldg. 970 Room 3210
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jfbutler@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 152

Mold

Jim Kimbrough
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
jamesk@ufl.edu
(352) 392-2158

Mole crickets

Howard Frank
Bldg. 970 Room 2108
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
jhfrank@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 128

Mosquitoes

Phil Lounibos
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
lounibos@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 146

George O’Meara
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
gfo@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 142

Walter Tabachnick
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
wjt@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext .124

Mosquito-borne diseases

Roxanne Connelly
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
crr@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 172

Jonathan Day
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
jfda@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 132

Chris Mores
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
cmores@ufl.edu
772-778 7200, ext. 153

Walter Tabachnick
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
wjt@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext .124

Mosquito control

Dov Borovsky
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
dobo@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 141

Roxanne Connelly
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
crr@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 172

Jonathan Day
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
jfda@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 132

Jorge Rey
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
jrey@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 136

Native plants

Sandy Wilson
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
sbwilson@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 132

Nematodes

Billy Crow
Bldg. 970 Room 2215
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
wtcr@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 138

Robin Giblin-Davis
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
giblin@ufl.edu
954-577-6333

Robert McSorley 
Bldg. 970 Room 2214
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
mcsorley@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 137

Nitrogen management

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Eric Triplett
Bldg. 981
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
ewt@ufl.edu
352-392-1906

Nursery production

Tom Yeager
2517 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
yeagert@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 363

Nutrition

Linda Bobroff
3038C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
bobroff@ufl.edu
352-392-1895, ext. 240

Nutritional supplements

Linda Bobroff
3038C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
bobroff@ufl.edu
352-392-1895, ext. 240

Elaine Turner
2002 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0270
returner@ufl.edu
352-392-1963

Ocean economics

Chuck Adams
1099 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
cmadams@ufl.edu
352-392-1826, ext. 223

Oil drilling, Gulf of Mexico

Charles Jacoby
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
cajacoby@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 272

Old world climbing fern

Ken Langeland
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653
kal@ufl.edu
352-392-9614

Omega 3 fatty acids

Angeleah Browdy
349A Food Science and Human Nutrition Bldg.
Gainesville, FL
browdy@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 251

Orchids

Wagner Vendrame
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
vendrame@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 210

Norris Williams
379 Dickinson Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0575
orchid@flmnh.ufl.edu
352-392-1721, ext. 212

Organic crop marketing

Mickie Swisher
3031 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
mesw@ufl.edu
352-392-2201, ext. 256

Organic crop production

Danielle Treadwell
1243 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, Fl 32611-0690
ddtreadw@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 210

Ornamental horticulture

Terril Nell
1549 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
tanell@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 377

Wagner Vendrame
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
vendrame@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 210

Owls for biocontrol

Richard Raid
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
rnraid@ufl.edu
561-993-1564

Oysters

Steve Otwell
Bldg. 461 Room 212
Gainesville, FL 32611-0375
otwell@ufl.edu
352-392-4221, ext. 304

Parenting

Suzanna Smith
3041A McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
suzyque@ufl.edu
352-392-2202, ext. 255

Peanuts

Maria Gallo
303 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
Gainesville, FL 32610-3622
mgm@ufl.edu
352-273-8124

Dan Gorbet
3925 Hwy. 71
Marianna, FL 32446
dgorbet@ufl.edu
850-482-9956

Barry Tillman
3925 Hwy. 71
Marianna, FL 32446
btillman@ufl.edu
850-482-9904

Perennial peanut

David Dinkins
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
dinkins@ufl.edu
904-209-0430

Pest control, agricultural

Jennifer Gillett
Bldg. 970 Room 3004
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
gillett@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 122

Lance Osborne
2725 Binion Road
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
lsosborn@ufl.edu
407-884-2034, ext. 163

Susan Webb
Bldg. 970 Room 2213
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
sewe@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 158

Pest control, urban

Phil Koehler
Bldg. 1278
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
pgk@ufl.edu
352-392-2484

Faith Oi
Bldg. 970 Room 3206
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
foi@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 156

Pests,  natural control

Ron Cave
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
rdcave@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 145

Marjorie Hoy
Bldg. 970 Room 3111
Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
mahoy@ufl.edu
352-392-1901, ext. 153

Bill Overholt
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
billover@ufl.edu
772-468-3922

Pesticides

Fred Fishel
Bldg. 164
Gainesville, FL 32611-0710
weeddr@ufl.edu
352-392-4721, ext. 201

Phosphorus management

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

Samira Daroub
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
sdaroub@ufl.edu
561-993-1593

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Plant medicine

Bob McGovern
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
rjmcgov@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 213

Poinsettias

James Barrett
2527 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
jbarrett@ufl.edu
(352) 392-1831, ext. 234

Potatoes

Chad Hutchinson
1143 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cmhutch@ufl.edu
904-692-1792

 Poultry

Gary Butcher
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610
butcher@ufl.edu
(352) 392-4700, ext. 5695

Precision agriculture

Reza Ehsani
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
ehsani@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1228

Daniel Lee
227 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
wslee@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 227

Protein research

Wen-Yuan Song
2435 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
wsong@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 344

Pumpkins

Chad Hutchinson
1143 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
cmhutch@ufl.edu
904-692-1792

Quail

Bill Giuliano
308 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
docg@ufl.edu
352-846-0575

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags

Jean-Pierre Emond
229 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
jpemond@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 229

Rain forest, Amazon

Emilio Bruna
316 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
embruna@ufl.edu
352-846-0634

Karen Kainer
210 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
kkainer@ufl.edu
352-846-0833

Red tide

John Stevely
1303 17th St. W.
Palmetto, FL 34221-2998
jsmarine@ufl.edu
941-722-4524, ext. 239

Reptiles

Steve Johnson
1200 N. Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
tadpole@ufl.edu 
813-757-2273

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

Perran Ross
307-A Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pross@ufl.edu
352-392-7137

Roses

David Clark
2523 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
geranium@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 370

Harry Klee
Bldg. 885
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hjklee@ufl.edu
(352) 392-8249

Scalloping

Don Sweat
830 First St. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
dsweat@ufl.edu
727-553-3399

Schaus swallowtail butterfly

Tom Emmel
P.O. Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
tcemmel@ufl.edu
(352) 392-5894, ext. 490

Seafood

Bill Mahan
66 4th St.
Apalachicola, FL 32320-1204
bmahan@ufl.edu
850-653-9337

Steve Otwell
Bldg. 461 Room 212
Gainesville, FL 32611-0375
otwell@ufl.edu
352-392-4221, ext. 304

Sea oats

Michael Kane
Bldg. 68 Room 109
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
micropro@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 205

Maia McGuire
3125 Agricultural Center Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
mpmcg@ufl.edu
904-209-0430

Sea turtles

Bill Giuliano
308 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
docg@ufl.edu
352-846-0575

Elliott Jacobson
2015 S.W. 16th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32610
jacobsone@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
352-392-2235, ext. 4773

Shrimp

Steve Otwell
Bldg. 461 Room 212
Gainesville, FL 32611-0375
otwell@ufl.edu
352-392-4221, ext. 304

Sick building syndrome

Wendell Porter
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
waporter@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Silicon as a plant nutrient

Lawrence Datnoff
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
leda1234@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 383

Small grains

Ron Barnett
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351
rdbarnet@ufl.edu 
850-875-7118

Sponges

John Stevely
1303 17th St. W.
Palmetto, FL 34221-2998
jsmarine@ufl.edu
941-722-4524, ext. 239

Sod production

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

John Haydu
2725 Binion Road
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
pesacre@ufl.edu
407-884-2034, ext. 156

Jim Marois
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
jmarois@ufl.edu
850-875-7120 

Soil nutrients

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

Laurie Trenholm
101A Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
letr@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 374

Bryan Unruh
Hwy. 182, 4253 Experiment Drive
Jay, FL 32565
jbu@ufl.edu
850-995-3720, ext. 108 

Southern pine beetle

Eric Jokela
353 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0410
ejokela@ufl.edu
352-846-0890

Soybeans

Jim Marois
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
jmarois@ufl.edu
850-875-7120 

David Wright
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
wright@ufl.edu
850-875-7119

Space agriculture

Ray Bucklin
Frazier Rogers Hall, Room 169
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
bucklin@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 169

Melanie Correll
Frazier Rogers Hall, Room 209
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
correllm@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 209

Rob Ferl
152 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex
Gainesville, FL 32610-3622
robferl@ufl.edu
352-273-8030

Wayne Nicholson
Bldg. 981
Gainesville, FL 32611-0700
wln@ufl.edu
352-392-1906

Anna-Lisa Paul
2104 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
alp@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 331

Statistics and agriculture

Ramon Littell
524 McCarty Hall C
Gainesville, FL 32611-0339
littell@ufl.edu
352-392-3040

Strawberry breeding

Craig Chandler
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
ckc@ufl.edu
813-634-4136

Strawberry diseases

Jim Mertely
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
jcmert@ufl.edu
813-633-4131

Natalia Peres
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
nperes@ufl.edu
813-633-4133

Sturgeon

Frank Chapman
7922 N.W. 71st St.
Gainesville, FL 32653-3071
fchapman@ufl.edu
352-392-9617, ext. 247

Sugar cane breeding

David Wright
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
wright@ufl.edu
850-875-7119

Sugar cane production

Rob Gilbert
3200 E. Palm Beach Road
Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702
ragilber@ufl.edu
561-993-1535

Sustainable agriculture

Dan Cantliffe
1251 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
djc@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 203

Termites

Brian Cabrera
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
bcabrera@ufl.edu
954-577-6363

Rudi Scheffrahn
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
rhsc@ufl.edu
954-577-6312

Nan-Yao Su
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
nysu@ufl.edu
954-577-6339

Tick-borne diseases

Cynthia Lord
200 9th St. S.E.
Vero Beach, FL 32962-4657
clord@ufl.edu
772-778-7200, ext. 157

Tobacco mosaic virus, transgenic processes

Bill Dawson
700 Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850-2299
wodtmv@ufl.edu
863-956-1151, ext. 1361

Tomato breeding

Andrew Hanson
2143 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
adha@ufl.edu
352-392-1928, ext. 334

Harry Klee
Bldg. 885
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
hjklee@ufl.edu
352-392-8249

Jay Scott
14625 County Road 672
Wimauma, FL 33598
jwsc@ufl.edu
813-633-4135

Tomato diseases

Joe Funderburk
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
jef@ufl.edu
850-875-7100, ext. 146

Ernest Hiebert
1435 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
ehi@ufl.edu
352-392-3631, ext. 216

Tim Momol
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
tmomol@ufl.edu
850-875-7100, ext. 154

Steve Olson
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
smolson@ufl.edu
850-875-7144

Jane Polston
1453 Fifield Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
jep@ufl.edu
352-392-3631 ext. 341

Tomato economics

John VanSickle
1197 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0240
sickle@ufl.edu
352-392-1881, ext. 221

Tractors

Carol Lehtola
223 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
clehtola@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 223

Transfats

Linda Bobroff
3038C McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
bobroff@ufl.edu
352-392-1895, ext. 240

Trees

Ed Gilman
100 Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
egilman@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 373

Tropical agriculture

Jonathan Crane
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
jhcr@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 290

Wagner Vendrame
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
vendrame@ufl.edu
305-246 7001, ext. 210

Tropical fish production

Craig Watson
1408 24th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
cawatson@ufl.edu
813-671-5230, ext. 107

Roy Yanong
1408 24th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570
rpy@ufl.edu
813-671-5230, ext. 104

Tropical soda apple

Raghavan Charudattan
Bldg. 737
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
rcharu@ufl.edu
352-392-7240, ext. 210

Randall Stocker
2195 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0610
rkstocker@ifas.ufl.edu
352-392-9613

Turfgrass

John Cisar
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
jlci@ufl.edu
954-577-6336

Laurie Trenholm
101A Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
letr@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 374

Bryan Unruh
Hwy. 182, 4253 Experiment Drive
Jay, FL 32565
jbu@ufl.edu
850-995-3720, ext. 108 

Turkeys

Mel Sunquist
314 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
sunquist@ufl.edu
352-846-0566

UF plant varieties

Tom Stadsklev
P.O. Box 110200
Gainesville, FL  32611
tstads01@ufl.edu
850-594-4721

Berry Treat
1041 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0200
btreat@ufl.edu
352-392-9446

Urban/rural interface

Mark Hostetler
215 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
hossman@ufl.edu
352-846-0568

Xeriscaping

Barbra Larson
111 Mehrhof Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0675
bcl@ufl.edu
352-392-1831, ext. 330

Sandy Wilson
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
sbwilson@ufl.edu
772-468-3922, ext. 132

Vitamins

Jesse Gregory
Bldg. 475 Room 208
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
jfgy@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 225

Wading birds

Peter Frederick
368 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pfred@ufl.edu
352-846-0565

Water hyacinths

Raghavan Charudattan
Bldg. 737
Gainesville, FL 32611-0680
rcharu@ufl.edu
352-392-7240, ext. 210

Water quality

Ken Campbell
120 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
klc@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 120

Donald Graetz
106 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510
graetz@ufl.edu
352-392-1803, ext. 318

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Sanjay Shukla
2686 Highway 29 N.
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
sshukla@ufl.edu
239-658-3400

Watermelon

Steve Olson
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5684
smolson@ufl.edu
850-875-7144

Pam Roberts
2686 Hwy. 29 N.
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
pdr@ufl.edu
239-658-3400

Water resources

Wendy Graham
570 Weil Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
wgraham@ufl.edu
352-392-5893, ext. 2113

Weather and agriculture

Norman Breuer
256 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
nebreuer@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 180

Clyde Fraisse
239 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
cfraisse@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 239

Keith Ingram
281 Frazier Rogers Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
ktingram@ufl.edu
352-392-1864, ext. 283

Larry Treadaway
Bldg. 66
Gainesville, FL 32611
lst@ufl.edu
352-392-0900, ext. 27 

Wetlands conservation

Marty Main
2686 Hwy. 29 N.
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
mmain@ufl.edu
239-658-3400

Ramesh Reddy
106 Newell Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510
krr@ufl.edu
352-392-1803, ext. 317

Bruce Schaffer
18905 S.W. 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
bas56@ufl.edu
305-246-7001, ext. 316 

Wildflowers

Jeff Norcini
155 Research Road
Quincy, FL 32351-5677
wldflowr@ufl.edu
850-875-7100

Wildlife

Marty Main
2686 Hwy. 29 N.
Immokalee, FL 34142-9515
mmain@ufl.edu
239-658-3400

Frank Mazzotti
3205 College Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7719
fjma@ufl.edu
954-577-6338

Perran Ross
307-A Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
pross@ufl.edu
352-392-7137

Wildlife forages

Ann Blount
3925 Hwy. 71
Marianna, FL 32446
paspalum@ufl.edu
850-482-9849

Wildlife management

Susan Jacobson
310 Newins-Ziegler Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-0430
jacobson@ufl.edu
352-846-0562

Wine

Dennis Gray
2725 Binion Road
Apopka, FL 32703-8504
grape1@ufl.edu
407-884-2034, ext. 126

Wine and heart disease

Sue Percival
Bldg. 475 Room 449
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
percival@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 217

Zinc

Bob Cousins
Bldg. 475 Room 201A
Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
cousins@ufl.edu
352-392-1991, ext. 222

 

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